Bilski v. Walker

In April 2007, Pontiac Correctional Center inmate, plaintiff Eugene Bilski, pro se sued defendants, Roger E. Walker, Jr., the Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC); Sherry Benton, a member of the Illinois Administrative Review Board; and Steve Had-field, a correctional officer at the Pontiac Correctional Center. Bilski also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. After denying that application, the trial court sua sponte dismissed Bilski’s complaint for (1) failure to state a cause of action and (2) lack of jurisdiction.

Bilski appeals, arguing that the trial…